goddess-of-smut:

Oliver Frey

A collection of depictions of the Umi-bozu (Umi-bouzu) of Japanese folklore.

Top: Shigeru Mizuki
Second row, left: John Kenn Mortensen
Second row, right: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Third row: Alfred Kubin (inspired by previous)
Bottom: J. D. Daniel (both)

The Iceberg Devourer, created by Andrew Hou (nJoo) for ConceptArt.org.

helenkellerandthetempleofdoom:

ratak-monodosico:

Various fantastic creatures and sea monsters from a map of the Americas by Diego Gutiérrez, 1562

“Mysterious Way” by Florent Duport a.k.a. Shoubi.

“Jelly Mermaid” by Merry Zazoue, from Quixotic: A Charity Art Book.

“Noche” (“Night”) by Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre, from Poema del Atlántico (Poem of the Atlantic).

A modern interpretation by Tom Bagshaw of the legendary Umi-bozu or Umi-bouzu of Japan.

“The Old Ones” by Dan Henk.  Take a wild guess what literary work it’s based on.

“Aspidochelone” by Kitty Stabler (KuhalEarthshaker).  An entry in Deviantart’s Mythical Creatures T-Shirt Design Challenge.  The aspidochelone was a variant of the zaratan, a widespread myth of a giant turtle or other sea creature mistaken for an island by sailors.